FIND A VET

  • Log In
  • Register
  • Membership
SAEVASAEVASAEVASAEVA
  • Home
    • Mission Statement
    • About SAEVA
    • Contact us
    • Member Login
    • Wall of Remembrance
      • Wall of Remembrance Video
      • Jim Antrobus
      • Jack Boswell
      • Philip Alexander Boyazoglu
      • Wilhelm Adriaan Jacobus du Plessis
      • Dr. Henry Robert Du Preez
      • Paul du Preez
      • George Langdon Faull
      • Des Irwin
      • John Fleming
      • Chris Marlow
      • Dave Mullins
      • Robin Rous
      • Joseph van Heerden
    • A brief history of equine private practice in South Africa
  • Members
    • Apply Here
    • Member Benefits
    • Credit card payments
    • Annual General Meetings
    • Executive Meetings
    • Constitution
    • Standard Operating Procedures
  • Committees
    • Racing Sub-committee
      • About
      • Documentation
      • Terms of Reference
      • News
    • Sport Horse Committee
      • About
      • Documentation
      • Terms of Reference
      • News
    • Medicines Sub-committee
      • About
      • Documentation
      • Terms of Reference
      • News
    • Stud Health Committee
      • About
      • Documentation
      • Terms of Reference
      • News
    • Welfare Committee
      • About
      • Documentation
      • Terms of Reference
      • News
    • Young Members Group
      • About
      • Documentation
      • Terms of Reference
      • News
      • Student Mentorship
        • 2019
        • 2018
        • 2017
        • 2016
        • List of Students
    • Regional Committees
      • Western Cape
        • Documentation
        • About
      • Mpumalanga
        • Documentation
        • About
      • Central Provinces
        • Documentation
        • About
      • Eastern Cape
        • Documentation
        • About
      • KwaZulu-Natal
        • Documentation
        • About
      • Gauteng
        • Documentation
        • About
    • Communications Committee
      • About
      • Documentation
      • Terms of Reference
      • News
    • Procedures & Policies Committee
      • About
      • Documentation
      • Terms of Reference
      • News
    • Congress Committee
      • About
      • Documentation
      • Terms of Reference
      • News
    • State Liaison & Disease Reporting Committee
      • About
      • Documentation
      • Terms of Reference
      • News
  • Disease Reporting
    • Why and How to Report
    • Report here
    • Regional Representatives
  • Education
    • Free Webinars
    • Journal Article Request
    • Equine Health Update
    • Proceedings
    • Resources – Videos
      • SAEVA 2017 Lectures
      • SAEVA 2019 Lectures
      • SAEVA 2020 Lectures
    • Templates & Policies
    • Documentation
    • VET360
    • WCEA
    • Boehringer Ingelheim: Webinars & Articles
  • Owners
  • News
  • Events
    • SAEVA 2022 Abstract Submission
    • Upcoming Events
    • Webinar Series
  • Resources
    • Useful links
    • Find a Vet
      • Use Directory
      • Use Map
    • Find a Equine Physiotherapist

Jim Antrobus

    Home Jim Antrobus

    01/03/2018

    There are truly no words that can ever do justice to Jim.
    He was simply one of THE nicest, kindest, funniest and most engaging human beings you could ever have the privilege to meet.

    He was also the most philosophical and accepting and had the most amazing ability to make the most of any situation.
     
    He loved his wonderful family. His beautiful wife Merle, their two gorgeous daughters, Lee and Micah and latterly his son-in-law, Louw and as that story proves, would do anything for them.

    Above all, Jim loved horses and they loved him. There can perhaps be no greater compliment paid to him than the fact that the mighty Jet Master, often known to be quite temperamental, accepted Jim as his personal physician without qualm.

    I was lucky enough to spend time with Jim during Jet Master’s illness and asked how he was coping having to share his star patient with all the international experts who were flown in to do the surgery.
    In typical Jim fashion, he was fascinated by the visitors and the procedure and entirely unphased about the team approach.

    “A few years ago, I received a call from another vet who was called in to consult on a horse I was treating. He asked whether he might not be treading on my toes. I said absolutely not. Firstly, I have small feet! And secondly, why would I mind? The more the merrier and the more help and advice we can collect, the better for the horse. Which is what it’s all about, after all.”
     
    He was the most unlikely hero, but a hero he was to so very many of us.

    View us on Facebook

    SAEVA Group

    SAEVA Congress

    Young Members Group

     

    Copyright © 2020 South African Equine Veterinary Association
    • Home
      • Mission Statement
      • About SAEVA
      • Contact us
      • Member Login
      • Wall of Remembrance
        • Wall of Remembrance Video
        • Jim Antrobus
        • Jack Boswell
        • Philip Alexander Boyazoglu
        • Wilhelm Adriaan Jacobus du Plessis
        • Dr. Henry Robert Du Preez
        • Paul du Preez
        • George Langdon Faull
        • Des Irwin
        • John Fleming
        • Chris Marlow
        • Dave Mullins
        • Robin Rous
        • Joseph van Heerden
      • A brief history of equine private practice in South Africa
    • Members
      • Apply Here
      • Member Benefits
      • Credit card payments
      • Annual General Meetings
      • Executive Meetings
      • Constitution
      • Standard Operating Procedures
    • Committees
      • Racing Sub-committee
        • About
        • Documentation
        • Terms of Reference
        • News
      • Sport Horse Committee
        • About
        • Documentation
        • Terms of Reference
        • News
      • Medicines Sub-committee
        • About
        • Documentation
        • Terms of Reference
        • News
      • Stud Health Committee
        • About
        • Documentation
        • Terms of Reference
        • News
      • Welfare Committee
        • About
        • Documentation
        • Terms of Reference
        • News
      • Young Members Group
        • About
        • Documentation
        • Terms of Reference
        • News
        • Student Mentorship
          • 2019
          • 2018
          • 2017
          • 2016
          • List of Students
      • Regional Committees
        • Western Cape
          • Documentation
          • About
        • Mpumalanga
          • Documentation
          • About
        • Central Provinces
          • Documentation
          • About
        • Eastern Cape
          • Documentation
          • About
        • KwaZulu-Natal
          • Documentation
          • About
        • Gauteng
          • Documentation
          • About
      • Communications Committee
        • About
        • Documentation
        • Terms of Reference
        • News
      • Procedures & Policies Committee
        • About
        • Documentation
        • Terms of Reference
        • News
      • Congress Committee
        • About
        • Documentation
        • Terms of Reference
        • News
      • State Liaison & Disease Reporting Committee
        • About
        • Documentation
        • Terms of Reference
        • News
    • Disease Reporting
      • Why and How to Report
      • Report here
      • Regional Representatives
    • Education
      • Free Webinars
      • Journal Article Request
      • Equine Health Update
      • Proceedings
      • Resources – Videos
        • SAEVA 2017 Lectures
        • SAEVA 2019 Lectures
        • SAEVA 2020 Lectures
      • Templates & Policies
      • Documentation
      • VET360
      • WCEA
      • Boehringer Ingelheim: Webinars & Articles
    • Owners
    • News
    • Events
      • SAEVA 2022 Abstract Submission
      • Upcoming Events
      • Webinar Series
    • Resources
      • Useful links
      • Find a Vet
        • Use Directory
        • Use Map
      • Find a Equine Physiotherapist
    SAEVA